Drink Of The Week: Hot Buttered Rum

The Drink That Warms You Up From The Inside

A little history with your buzz...

We're not sure when or where hot buttered rum was first concocted, but we can be certain that wherever it was, it was coldoutside. This drink is the ultimate hot drink for winter, and like a ginger toddy, it's not in bad taste to mix one up in the middle of the day if you're bumming around the house, waiting for the game to come on.

Rum is shaping up to be the hot spirit of 2010, so add this to your winter drinks repertoire and stay warm.

Hair-on-your-chest factor: 52/100

Any drink that has the optional inclusion of a cinnamon stick loses a few points on the manliness scale, but let's face it — hot drinks are for everyone, not just men. Instructions: 1 small slice of butter 1 tsp brown sugar Ground cinnamon and ground nutmeg to taste 2 oz dark rum Boiling water

Rinse a mug with boiling water to heat it up. Put the sugar, butter and spices in the bottom of the mug, pour in the rum and top off with boiling water. Stir with a cinnamon stick if that's up your alley.